Saint Arthelais
- Memorial
- 3 March
- Profile
- Daughter of Roman imperial proconsul Lucius and Aithuesa.
The emperor Justinian desired her, but she had taken vows of holy chastity.
Fled to Benevento, Italy where she stayed with her uncle Narses Patricius.
En route she was kidnapped by highway men, but was miraculously freed after three days.
- Born
- 544 at Constantinople
- Died
- 560 of fever
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Patronage
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against bodily ills
against illness
against sickness
Benevento, Italy
exiles
kidnap victims
people in exile
sick people
victims of kidnapping
- Additional Information
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Catholic Online
The Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Brunson
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